NBC New York Up to 5,000 people per day will be tested for free at five locations around the city New York City will launch free COVID-19 antibody testing next week, with an eventual plan to let up to 140,000 people get tested to see if they’ve had the virus. Tests will be offered by […]
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OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories and NYC Health + Hospitals Enter into Laboratory Collaboration to Provide Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories and NYC Health + Hospitals Enter into Laboratory Collaboration to Provide Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) BioReference Laboratories commits to testing 5,000 New Yorkers each day ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., March 17, 2020 – BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ: OPK), today announced a collaboration with the New York City […]
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Festive celebrations are an important part of the winter holiday season. From parties to feasts to opening presents, many cherished holiday traditions have one thing in common – gathering with friends and family. Taking precautions to help keep loved ones safe from COVID-19 should be an important part of your plan this year, especially with […]
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New York State Partners with BioReference Laboratories to Spearhead the NY Forward COVID-19 Rapid Test Program to Help Reopen the New York Economy
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Locations now open in NYC with more to follow across the State NEW YORK CITY, February 22, 2021 – BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ:OPK), announced its participation in the NY Forward Rapid Testing Program and opened eight locations offering COVID-19 rapid testing around New York. This program is designed to provide New Yorkers, and those visiting, with inexpensive and rapid COVID-19 testing. NY Forward is a collaboration with The Empire State Development Corporation, The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), the […]
CBS 2 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There’s anticipation and excitement for families who will soon be able to see loved ones living in nursing homes in New York. This announcement from Gov. Andrew Cuomo also included big news about rapid testing, CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported Friday. “I believe reopening is going to be accelerated by testing,” Cuomo said. More places in New […]
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OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories Launches COVID-19 Testing Program for New York City Schools
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Through New York City, BioReference will be testing students, teachers and staff in nearly 1,000 NYC public schools ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., October 9, 2020 — BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ:OPK), today announced the beginning of its COVID-19 testing program for New York City schools throughout the 2020-2021 school year to help ensure a safer school […]
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OPKO Health’s BioReference Laboratories Announces New York City Schools COVID-19 Testing Program
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The COVID-19 testing program will test principals, teachers and staff in preparation for a safer back-to-school environment ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., September 2, 2020 — BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ:OPK), today began testing New York City principals, teachers and other staff for COVID-19, across the five boroughs, in preparation for a safer back-to-school environment. Through a […]
Based on internal data, 29% of nursing home employees tested positive for antibodies Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, BioReference has performed 222,000 COVID-19 PCR and 3,500 antibody tests in over 350 facilities ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company (NASDAQ: OPK), today announced the results of COVID-19 molecular PCR […]
Business Insider Medical tests, like the blood tests that look for antibodies to the novel coronavirus, aren’t perfect. Sometimes, you end up with a false negative: You actually did have the coronavirus and your immune system developed antibodies to the virus, but the test says you don’t have those antibodies. Other times, you end up with […]
NY-12 (Rep. Carolyn Maloney) Dear Friend, Today, I sent a letter to President Trump asking him to fulfill his commitment to New York State by authorizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover the full costs of our emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic. New York is the worst-hit state in the nation and we […]
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